Exploring the interplay between emotional attitudes towards diabetes, eating behaviour and glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to assess the association between emotional attitudes towards diabetes, eating behaviour styles and glycaemic control in outpatients with type 2 diabetes.

Design

Observational study.

Setting

Endocrinology Division of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Participants

Ninety-one outpatients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Baseline assessments included data on clinical parameters, lifestyle factors, laboratory results, eating behaviour styles and emotional attitudes. All patients received nutritional counseling following diabetes recommendations. A follow-up visit was scheduled approximately 90 days later to evaluate changes in weight, medication dosages and glycated Hb (HbA1c) values. Patients were categorised based on their em

SUBMITTER: Koller OG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11645113 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature